Red Collar Letter | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2003.80.1
People: James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt)
Title: Red Collar Letter
Classification: Archival Material
Work Type: archival material
Date: 1979-1980
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/76907

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on creased red paper

Dimensions

21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
radius: 18.7 x 21.8 cm (7 3/8 x 8 9/16 in.)
outer dimension: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Letter text: Mr H This Letter is to Be Worn at a Great Red Dinner Party. It could Be for The Exhibition of Perfect. How exciting for your office as you help conduct the Exhibition. Let's make it grand try. JLB +

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: James Lee Byars; to Busch-Reisinger Museum, transfer; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Busch-Reisinger Museum Archives
Accession Year: 2003
Object Number: 2003.80.1
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

James Lee Byars Letters (title TBD), Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, 01/17/2004 - 06/30/2004

Verification Level

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